As a result, Battle for Zendikar Standard is asking the community a question similar to the one Caw Blade asked, "Are you willing to immediately spend an additional $400 to own a competitive, tournament worthy deck?" Unfortunately, $400 is a large enough amount that a meaningful portion of the player base is unwilling or unable to pay
Instead, it focuses on atmospheric dominance and altitude, making it stand out in a binder full of standard Charizard flame-spitting cards
This card can then be played by any opponent without mana restrictions, which lives up to the Chaotician name
The most likely decks to want it are some kind of U/G Part the Waterveil deck (maybe), or as a sideboard option for some kind of a deck that desperately wants to buy a little time, maybe a ramp deck, a combo deck, or possibly even just some deck with Fumigate or Descend upon the Sinful
****The Partial Foil Edition content includes a folder with the PDF files required to print the entire deck with partial foiling at ProxyPrintery
Playing with the set will reveal just how easy it is to learn, how balanced the seemingly high power level is, how easy it is to track a board with ten different types of creature counters, and how a set with such a strong digital focus fares